"A Smallville Man" by Mauricio Abril is an original animatic comprised of 150 black and white illustrations set to the song "Walk" by the American Rock band Foo Fighters. It tells two intertwining
stories. In one story, the young Clark Kent witnesses his father, Jon, intervening in an
assault. In the second story, Superman goes toe to toe with military forces in South
America.
There's no dialogue, but this short film is still a better interpretation of Superman than Goyer and Snyder managed in their two hour movie. I'm especially fond of Abril's portrayal of Jon Kent as a hero (as opposed to Goyer's retcon of Jon discouraging Clark from any kind of heroics.)
There's no dialogue, but this short film is still a better interpretation of Superman than Goyer and Snyder managed in their two hour movie. I'm especially fond of Abril's portrayal of Jon Kent as a hero (as opposed to Goyer's retcon of Jon discouraging Clark from any kind of heroics.)
""A Smallville Man" is my animatic film featuring an original Superman story told in over 150 illustrations set against the aural backdrop of the song "Walk" by the American Rock band Foo Fighters.
The film explores the relationship between Superman's past and present through separate stories that take us from the jungles of South America to the quaint streets of his hometown of Smallville. For those not quite familiar with South America, it's like America but south. The two story lines ultimately converge thematically to show that the "S" on his chest represents not just his alien power but also the strength of his humanity."
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